Fulham v United - Preview

United's Wembley heroes could be asked to book a return to the stadium for the FA Cup semi-final.

Fulham stand in the way of the Reds' third outing under the Arch this term after penalty successes in both the Community Shield against Portsmouth and last Sunday's shoot-out win against Tottenham in the Carling Cup Final.

United visit Craven Cottage for the FA Cup sixth round tomorrow with a semi-final at Wembley beckoning.

The tie against Roy Hodgson's side is sandwiched between the successful Premier League trip to Newcastle and the second leg last 16 Champions League showdown with Inter Milan.

Game: Fulham v Manchester United
Competition: FA Cup Quarter Final
Venue: Craven Cottage
Time:17.15 UK 10.40 IST
Channel: SONY PIX (India Only)

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United v Fulham-Preview

Van Der Sar has not conceded a goal in 1,212 Premier League minutes but he is till some way short of the world record, standing at 1,816 minutes by Mazaropi for Vasco de Gama.

Not only has he got a chance to break the record, he will also make his 250th career Premier League appearance. And he could do it against him former club, Fulham, where he made a total of 127 league appearances.

Their opponents from West London have only managed three goals away from home this year, so don’t expect Van der Sar run of clean sheets to be troubled in Wednesday’s game.

Wayne Rooney could make his comeback tomorrow evening but only on the bench. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson told MUTV:

“Wayne should be ready for Saturday’s game against Blackburn, we’re quite confident of that,” “Wayne should be ready for Saturday’s game against Blackburn, we’re quite confident of that.”

“He may have a slight chance of being fit for the bench on Wednesday.”

Man Utd Probable team

Van der Sar

Brown - Vidic - Ferdinand - Evra

Ronaldo - Scholes - Carrick - Park

Tevez - Berbatov

Fulham Probable team

Schwarzer

Pantsil - Hangelaand - Hughes - Konchesky

Davies - Murphy - Etuhu - Gera

Zamora - Johnson

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United v Fulham-Preview

Van Der Sar has not conceded a goal in 1,212 Premier League minutes but he is till some way short of the world record, standing at 1,816 minutes by Mazaropi for Vasco de Gama.

Not only has he got a chance to break the record, he will also make his 250th career Premier League appearance. And he could do it against him former club, Fulham, where he made a total of 127 league appearances.

Their opponents from West London have only managed three goals away from home this year, so don’t expect Van der Sar run of clean sheets to be troubled in Wednesday’s game.

Wayne Rooney could make his comeback tomorrow evening but only on the bench. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson told MUTV:

“Wayne should be ready for Saturday’s game against Blackburn, we’re quite confident of that,” “Wayne should be ready for Saturday’s game against Blackburn, we’re quite confident of that.”

“He may have a slight chance of being fit for the bench on Wednesday.”

Man Utd Probable team

Van der Sar

Brown - Vidic - Ferdinand - Evra

Ronaldo - Scholes - Carrick - Park

Tevez - Berbatov

Fulham Probable team

Schwarzer

Pantsil - Hangelaand - Hughes - Konchesky

Davies - Murphy - Etuhu - Gera

Zamora - Johnson

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